Prophylactic and curative activities of extracts from Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Canellaceae) and Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro (Rutaceae) against Plasmodium knowlesi and Plasmodium berghei

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 158-162

  Were, P S ^a,b   Kinyanjui, P ^a   Gicheru, M M ^b   Mwangi, E ^b   Ozwara, H S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Phytomedicines; Plasmodium berghei; Plasmodium knowlesi; Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (Canellaceae); Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro (Rutaceae)

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIMETHAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARBURGIA UGANDENSIS EXTRACT; ZANTHOXYLUM USAMBARENSE EXTRACT; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; IC 50; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PROPHYLAXIS; SURVIVAL; WARBURGIA UGANDENSIS; ZANTHOXYLUM USAMBARENSE; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; RUTACEAE; ZANTHOXYLUM;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; MALARIA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; RUTACEAE; ZANTHOXYLUM;

CANELLACEAE; MUS; PAPIO; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; RUTACEAE; WARBURGIA UGANDENSIS; ZANTHOXYLUM USAMBARENSE;

EID: 77953806920     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.034     Document Type: Article

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